Tsukune slowly walked to the academy, still feeling some of the pain from Rainee’s attack last week.
After being knocked out by Mayumi’s painkillers, Tsukune was ordered to take a week off due to severe and unexpected damage.
It’s not unexpected. I’m just human!
Fortunately, the academy and its teachers were very forgiving, something Tsukune didn’t expect.
With the faculty’s consideration and Moka’s help, Tsukune was able to keep up with the lessons for the past week.
Just barely though.
He winces in pain again as his wounds ache.
Mayumi's recommended painkiller was incredibly potent, causing Tsukune to quickly lose consciousness with just a single dose. Despite its initial sedative effects, Tsukune gradually developed a tolerance with each subsequent dose, allowing him to remain awake for longer periods before succumbing to sleep.
Since Mayumi was present during Tsukune's initial administration of the painkiller, he also had to take a single dose of the unique youki-regeneration medicine. Initially, there were no immediate effects, but by the time Tsukune returned to his room, he was burning with fever.
He didn’t touch the medicine after that.
Normally, the wounds that Tsukune suffered should be something that would take a long time to heal, mostly because he’s human but on the first day of his rest, he found a small package in front of his room, addressed to him.
It was a ceramic jar with a letter attached to it.
Get better. Sorry - R
Tsukune didn’t need a teacher or Moka to tell him where it came from. After a quick inspection, Tsukune quickly found out that the ceramic jar’s contents were a healing salve that he had to apply on his back.
Unfortunately, for someone who’s not flexible, Tsukune had a hard time applying it on his back.
The healing salve reduced his recovery period from a few months to a week.
This thing is miraculous. It would be a miracle drug in the real world too.
As Tsukune continued his journey toward the academy, this time without Moka, Tsukune contemplated asking Rainee for more jars of this salve. He still has some but if he gets more wounds in the future, he might need more.
I should be optimistic but after Rainee…
Tsukune mentally prepared himself for the next monster of the week to harass him and Moka.
But…
Tsukune gripped his hand.
The other Moka is so strong.,. In this entire academy… all the students’ true forms are monsters… I’m the only exception
Tsukune internally sighed.
I'll surely be killed if anyone else finds out that I'm human.
In the middle of his walk toward the academy, Tsukune then hears a commotion behind him.
Turning around, Tsukune sees that almost every other student in the area were curious as well.
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“Oh, hey! It’s Moka!”
“Oooh!”
“She looks just as stunning as ever!”
"It's like she's surrounded by light!"
Due to the commotion, Tsukune sees the center of all these voices. He sees Moka walking in the center of the road, with a smile, happily ignoring the cheering voices around her.
"She's so dazzling!"
"MOKA!!! LOOK MY WAY!!!"
"The academy's goddess!!"
Eventually, the excitement wasn’t something that Moka could ignore. She started to look for a way out of this building crowd.
“Morning Moka.”
Tsukune’s voice was like the morning sun in the middle of a cloudy day.
“Oh!” Moka quickly turns toward Tsukune. With a smile, she rushes toward him
“Morning, Tsukune!” she says as she wraps around his arm.
Tsukune, as per usual, wasn’t used to such close behavior. He couldn’t help but jump a bit. Unfortunately, no amount of human shame could overpower Moka’s supernatural strength and he promptly stayed in place.
And as per usual, the male student body and certain members of the female student body reacted strongly toward this blatant flirting.
“What?!”
“NOOOO!”
“There’s a guy with Moka?!”
“What?! I’ve never seen that bastard before! Who is he?!”
“It’s that same guy! He’s been gone for a week so Moka’s been walking alone!”
Tsukune couldn’t help but sigh.
I think I know why we’re targets for harassment.
Tsukune looks at Moka, who’s happily beside him.
Well, it doesn’t matter. I want to be closer to you so it doesn't matter. That's why I'm still here.
Enjoying each other’s presence, both Tsukune and Moka didn’t notice a certain individual glaring at them from the distance.
Finally, you were gone for so long, I thought you’d never come back.
Despite Tsukune’s absence, the school has gone on as per usual. Classes went on as per usual. And as per usual, both Moka and Tsukune went to lunch alone. If this was before the incident, they would have invited Rainee but according to Moka, Rainee was suspended after the vandalism incident was traced to her.
I really wanted to ask for more of that healing salve.
After finishing their meal from the cafeteria, Moka and Tsukune relaxed in a secluded area, away from all the student crowds.
“How do you feel?” Moka asks, worried about Tsukune’s health.
“Well… I’m doing fine now, compared to last week. Rainee’s medicine really helped.”
Moka nods happily.
“So, your body is healthy again?”
Tsukune thinks and sees Moka’s sparkling eyes boring into his. He proudly nods.
“Yeah! I’m as fit as an ox…”
“Oh Tsukune… I know it must be lonely to be the only human in this place but…”
Moka blushed but she continued.
"I'll be there for you. If there's anything I can do, just tell me, okay?"
Moka’s words touched Tsukune’s heart, especially after the lonesome experience of spending most of his days recovering alone in his dorm room. He tried to think of why Moka stayed with him.
“Moka… Why… why are you doing all of this for me?”
Tsukune’s question seemed to stump Moka.
“Why? Well, because…”
Without either of them noticing, they were getting closer to each other. Tsukune couldn’t help but admire Moka’s divine beauty.
So… enchanting…
“I… I…” Moka’s voice lacked focus as she got closer and closer to Tsukune.
“Oh no… Whenever I’m with you…”
Tsukune felt confused by that but Moka leans forward and bites his neck.
“I just want to suck your blood.”
Because Tsukune has been on bed rest, it’s been a week since Moka drank blood from him. He completely forgot that Moka lost control whenever they were this close.
After Moka drinks her fill, Tsukune can’t help but focus on the mild stinging pain in his neck.
“Ah! My blood was sucked again!”
Old fears of him becoming a vampire haunted him again and Tsukune started to panic.
“Moka, you sucked my blood again!”
Despite his panic, Tsukune couldn’t help but admire the chuckling Moka. And despite her almost completely human demeanor, this beautiful lady was an immensely powerful vampire.
“Sorry… hehe… it’s because your aroma is so good… it causes me to lose focus… Thanks for the treat.”
Seeing Tsukune so wronged, Moka praised his blood, in hopes of cheering him up.
“Your blood is really the yummiest! Tsukune... I think I'm going to get addicted to you."
Any other time, a man would’ve loved to hear those words but for Tsukune, this clearly meant that he was food. Feeling a mixture of inadequacy and shame, Tsukune runs away.
“I’m not your food!”
Moka calls out to him.
“Tsukune!”
But Tsukune was out of sight faster than she expected.
“Wow, he’s getting faster… but… Tsukune?”
Tsukune kept running until he found himself in a different part of the academy. Eventually, he calms down.
Where am I?
Looking around, Tsukune finds himself in a garbage disposal area. Now that he’s calm, Tsukune’s mind wanders to all the moments that he and Moka have spent together.
“Does Moka hang out with me just to suck my blood? That's not true…”
But Tsukune still couldn’t understand why Moka of all people would want to stay with someone mediocre like him.
“What if it’s true? What’s going to happen to me?”
Tsukune’s thoughts wander to being alone in this monstrous academy.
I’ll end up in this place on my own…
But before Tsukune’s thoughts could conclude, he heard a groan nearby.
“Ooh… S-someone…”
Tsukune turned toward the voice and found someone crawling on the ground.
Whoa!
At that moment, he was entranced. It wasn’t because of outright beauty or a sexy body but rather, it was the student’s natural light ocean blue hair.